Spatial analysis and vampires are topics covered during GIS Day Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the sixth floor parlor of the Central Library. The programs on global information systems are part of the National Geographic Society’s Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 15-21.

A GIS Research Showcase features how the geographic information system is used around campus. The showcase is set for 11 a.m.-noon and 1-2:30 p.m.

Darren Hayunga, an assistant professor in finance and real estate, will explain GIS use for spatial statistics, spatial econometrics and statistics in research. His talk begins at noon.

Josh Been, GIS librarian, leads the whimsical, hands-on workshop “Vampires in North America: Map Settlements and Migration Patterns” from 3-5 p.m. in B-20/21 of the Central Library. The workshop uses the “Twilight” books for data.

Participants can play games, win prizes and partake of the giant GIS Day cake.

GIS Librarian Josh Been has been providing weekly GIS assistance at the Science & Engineering Library (SEL) for several years now. Recently, he has changed his Thursday afternoon hours from 3:00-5:00pm to the current 5:00-7:00pm.

These hours will remain in effect during the summer (through August 6) and may continue into the fall if the time period seems to be a good fit for all.

Whether you are biology major with a career goal of becoming an environmental scientist, civil engineering major focusing on transportation research, or environmental engineering graduate student focusing on water and wastewater treatment and modeling, the technology of GIS can bring geography to life for you and show others why geography IS important to them.

The second UT Arlington Library: GIS workshop will take place next Thursday, October 25. GIS Librarian Josh Been will be joined by Dr. Melanie Sattler, whose research interests include emissions measurement, air quality modeling, and air pollution control technologies. Using measurements taken from the TCEQ air monitoring stations in North Texas, we will interpolate an estimation layer for the entire region and then analyze road segments using files from the NCTCOG.Everyone is invited to this hands-on workshop!Title: Stuck in Traffic: Find the Road Segments With the Highest Pollution Levels